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Why You Should Oppose the Arnold Irrigation Piping Plan

For over 115 years the Arnold Irrigation District (AID) canal has been a resource for all residents of Deschutes County. The benefits of the canal accrue not only to the agricultural patrons of AID but also to a wider range of residents, wildlife and plants. The proposed piping of Arnold Irrigation Canal should alarm allContinue reading “Why You Should Oppose the Arnold Irrigation Piping Plan”

What Are Your Trees Worth?

Here’s a sample of how trees are valued. This is a simplified version of a professional arborist’s method and is not meant for legal or insurance purposes but it will give you a good idea of what your trees are worth. In this simplified example we’ll use the Trunk Formula Technique (TFT) from the InternationalContinue reading “What Are Your Trees Worth?”

Building a Flume

Bend Bulletin 11 May 1948 Arnold Irrigation district farmers will feel much more secure this season, with a new metal flume carrying water from the Deschutes river to the Arnold ditch. The new flume was rushed to completion this spring by R.P. Syverson, Bend contractor. Standing beside the flume after an inspection of the newContinue reading “Building a Flume”

Measure Your Trees

It’s easy to measure the height of your trees with your arm and a stick. First, measure the distance from your eye (or forehead) to your finger tips with your arm extended at eye height. Mark a stick at that length (or break it to length if it’s too long). With your fingers, hold theContinue reading “Measure Your Trees”

A Brief History of Arnold Irrigation

Excepts from “The Arnold Project”Toni Rae LinenbergerBureau of Reclamation History ProgramDenver, ColoradoResearch on Historic Reclamation Projects1996 Originally, the Deschutes River was known by the Klamath tribe as, Kolamkeni Koke, or “place where the wild root kolam grows.” Many years later Lewis and Clark, referred to the river by another Indian name Toworenhiooks after sighting itContinue reading “A Brief History of Arnold Irrigation”

What the Historic Flume will look like after AID piping

If you wonder what the Arnold Irrigation Districts plans to bury the Historic Flume will look like, here are two animations to illustrate the damage to the Wild & Scenic Deschutes River. The AID proposal is to build an Oregon State spec. road on top of “engineered fill”. In places the fill and road willContinue reading “What the Historic Flume will look like after AID piping”

A Recap and Update from Save Arnold Canal

Dear Neighbors, We’d like to present a bit of a recap of the recent milestones in the administrative process of the proposed Arnold Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization project and provide some pertinent information about what our opposition effort has planned going forward. We, like most of you, were made aware of the District’s plan toContinue reading “A Recap and Update from Save Arnold Canal”

Destroy The Historic Flume?

Before it enters the main canal, the water passes through an historic elevated flume along the banks of the river, including Lava Island Falls, a popular world class kayaking destination. Arnold Irrigation District proposes to bury the flume and construct a road on top of it that would be a mile-long eyesore visible from theContinue reading “Destroy The Historic Flume?”

Wells, Plants & Wildlife Will be Negatively Affected

While there is an urgent need to conserve irrigation water to maintain more water in the upper Deschutes for threatened species habitat and help struggling farmers, piping causes a massive amount of collateral damage. Piping completely eliminates seepage that infiltrates into the ground and shallow aquifers. As has already been seen after other piping projectsContinue reading “Wells, Plants & Wildlife Will be Negatively Affected”

Stop The Pipe! It Doesn’t Work for People.

Starting in 2022, the scenic and ecosystem-sustaining Arnold Canal could be filled in.Consequences include: • Negatively Impacting Groundwater Wells • Destroying/Damaging Trees and Vegetation• Destroying Wildlife Habitat• Property Damage, Dust and Noise During Construction• Reducing Property Value This seven-year, $42 Million project will help few and harm many. Not even AID’s irrigating patrons are confidentContinue reading “Stop The Pipe! It Doesn’t Work for People.”